Sunday, 31 December 2017

Encounters with Autistic People - The Stages

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I see this journey so often, in the encounters with others.  In watching how they respond to my autistic family, friends, colleagues. I...
Friday, 29 December 2017

On how power silences marginalised groups

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Great power brings the need for great responsibility. Online, I and so many other autistic people have been watching a rich, powerful, ...
Thursday, 21 December 2017

"I have a right to say how it feels" About disclosing, online.

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  Many of my autistic colleagues have spoken about how it feels to be talked about, online.  Most have reported that some parents and ca...
Saturday, 2 December 2017

"Autism Costs Society £Billions" Or does it? Let's look.

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I read the NIH research project paper for Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).  " Intensive behavioural interventions based on applied b...
Monday, 20 November 2017

Autism: About, "I want my child to use spoken words so they can have an easier life"

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"But my autistic child has to learn to speak using words.  It's how to ask for things and it's important for a successful li...
Tuesday, 7 November 2017

"Autism-Friendly Event" What do we mean?

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I see a lot of venues starting to offer, "Autism-Friendly" events.   Some are very good.  For example, perhaps they think ab...
Monday, 30 October 2017

Autistic Children and Misleading Reports on Violence

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We have seen recent media reports claiming that half of autistic children are violent. Let's explore where that statistic came from. ...